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Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods increased more than expected in February, while business spending on equipment showed tentative signs of recovery as the economy's growth prospects ...
Generally the Factory Orders report is not as widely watched as other economic indicators. [ citation needed ] The Advance Release on Durable Goods , which usually precedes the Factory Orders report by one week, garners more attention, [ citation needed ] given that the durable goods report includes orders for capital goods , a proxy for ...
Orders for durable goods, items ranging from toasters to aircraft meant to last three years or more, dropped 1.1% after increasing 0.8% in October. The decline mostly reflected the weakness in ...
New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods unexpectedly rose in August, though business spending on equipment appears to have lost momentum in the third quarter. Non-defense capital goods ...
Orders for durable goods, items ranging from toasters to aircraft meant to last three years or more, rose 2.6% in March after a downwardly revised 0.7% advance in February.
These "sales" are orders that have been filled; payment has been made or is an account receivable. In their "Preliminary Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders", the US Census Bureau publishes statistics for "new orders", shipments, "unfilled orders" and inventories for manufactured durable goods.
"New old stock" (sometimes abbreviated NOS) is a term used in business to refer to merchandise being offered for sale that was manufactured long ago but that has never been used. Such merchandise may not be produced anymore, and the new old stock may represent the only market source of a particular item at the present time.
New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods rebounded more than expected in April and shipments of those goods also increased, suggesting a moderate improvement in business spending on ...